Barbershop
If You're Rich, Can You Say You Don't Know Right From Wrong?
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Law
Bobby Thompson, who authorities have identified as Harvard-trained attorney John Donald Cody, looks at the jury as his verdict is read in Cleveland in November.
Man Who Bilked Millions From Navy Charity Donors Gets 28 Years
John Cody, 67, had initially said he was working under 'nonofficial cover' for the CIA and that the charity he stole from was part of a secret operation.
In Press-Rights Battle, Reporter Says Accountability's At Risk()
December 15, 2013 The Justice Department is trying to compel New York Times journalist James Risen to testify in the case of a former CIA official who may or may not have leaked classified information to him. The case calls into question the limits of the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press.
All Tech Considered
U.S. Recognizes A South Korean StarCraft Player As An Athlete()
December 15, 2013 The professional gamer just got a visa normally reserved for baseball players and other athletes to compete in the U.S., and more international players could follow. "Gaming is their full-time job," says Marcus Graham, a senior manager at the gaming site Twitch.
The Sunday Conversation
U.S. Lawyer Works To Change The Afghan Legal System()
December 15, 2013 Kimberly Motley is an American lawyer working in Afghanistan trying to make changes in the country's legal system. She initially moved there in 2008, when she took a job with the State Department to train Afghan lawyers. What she saw there shocked her.
Digital Life
Tug Of Authority Over Legal Gap In Online Privacy()
December 14, 2013 Without one law that mandates security standards, the Federal Trade Commission is stepping in to confront companies that expose their customers to risk online. But then one company fought back, arguing the FTC didn't have the right. So whose responsibility is it to keep your sensitive data safe?
The Salt
Call the FBI! China Is Trying To Steal America's Seeds!()
December 13, 2013 In two apparently unrelated cases this week, federal prosecutors arrested citizens of China and charged them with stealing seeds that American companies consider valuable intellectual property. Court documents offer an entertaining mixture of Midwestern farming, alleged corporate espionage and a whiff of international intrigue.
It's All Politics
Tourists At The Border: Should Mental Illness Halt U.S. Entry?()
December 13, 2013 A Canadian woman says she was barred from entering the U.S. after a border agent cited her past mental illness. Some mental health advocates say she was a victim of profiling, but the situation appears more complicated than that.
The Two-Way
Chinese Ag Scientists Charged With Stealing Patented Seeds()
December 12, 2013 Two men are charged in Kansas and six others in Iowa with conspiring to steal patented seeds from some of the nation's leading seed developers.
Family Of Ga. Teen Found Dead In A Gym Mat Pushes For Answers()
December 12, 2013 Activists from across the country are asking Georgia's governor to support an investigation into the death of Kendrick Johnson, 17, who was discovered dead in a high school gymnasium almost a year ago. State investigators ruled out foul play, but Johnson's parents don't believe it.
The Two-Way
Miami-Area Police Chief Resigns Amid Charges Of Racial Profiling()
December 11, 2013 The chief's resignation comes after a store owner and residents filed a lawsuit against the city. Charges of racial profiling and civil rights abuses were bolstered by videos that showed police frisking and arresting people.
The Two-Way
FBI Agents Support Bipartisan Spending Deal()
December 11, 2013 The bureau, which says it's been hard-hit by sequestration cuts, hopes the compromise plan will forestall furloughs and bring it back to full capacity.
